The Marin Alpine trail XR has a nifty +- angle cups for a budget frame. So it's totally doable even at low cost. I really want a...
The Marin Alpine trail XR has a nifty +- angle cups for a budget frame. So it's totally doable even at low cost.
I really want a Rocky because of the headset adjust meaning you can size it perfectly, just wish it was 6.5k aud and receives mediocre warranty standards in aus.
side note, the New trail XR is damn good - just got done with my time testing it - Insera has really upped their Manufacturing Quality...
side note, the New trail XR is damn good - just got done with my time testing it - Insera has really upped their Manufacturing Quality & QC - Everything lined up and operated perfectly... Frames heavy sure but man is it good. Only thing worth noting on it is the Low Anti Squat but All models come with high lock out force shock tunes - this in turn makes these bikes so good down the hill, They dont lack any pop either which surprised me.
10/10 would buy with my own money(yes do have a frame orderd)
How on earth did you get a frame ordered, I've been checking their site daily for a size M and called all the dealers within 500 miles of me
I changed out a couple of things on my test bike, 50lb heavier spring than they recommend and that made the bike even better & went for a 5mm longer stem just to balance my Personal riding style a little - wasnt a fan of the ZEB, I just dont get along with ZEB's anyway so used my factory 38 with std and then my tuned G2 damper.
I mostly ran it in full 29, middle headset and High BB.
Dare I say this but... Maybe one of the best Alloy Enduro spec bikes i've ridden in the last few years.(The merida one sixty IMO is probably the best performing overal)
The Marin Alpine trail XR has a nifty +- angle cups for a budget frame. So it's totally doable even at low cost. I really want a...
The Marin Alpine trail XR has a nifty +- angle cups for a budget frame. So it's totally doable even at low cost.
I really want a Rocky because of the headset adjust meaning you can size it perfectly, just wish it was 6.5k aud and receives mediocre warranty standards in aus.
side note, the New trail XR is damn good - just got done with my time testing it - Insera has really upped their Manufacturing Quality...
side note, the New trail XR is damn good - just got done with my time testing it - Insera has really upped their Manufacturing Quality & QC - Everything lined up and operated perfectly... Frames heavy sure but man is it good. Only thing worth noting on it is the Low Anti Squat but All models come with high lock out force shock tunes - this in turn makes these bikes so good down the hill, They dont lack any pop either which surprised me.
10/10 would buy with my own money(yes do have a frame orderd)
Did someone say there is a bar and stem combo similar to Da Package from We Are One?
77designz from Germany (same people behind Kavenz bikes) They collaborated with WR1 to produce that sleeved bar for their one piece stem. WR1 then sold it as a debranded product while 77 sold it with their logo on it. There a PB article from 2019 on this too and the owner confirms in the comments that both products are identical.
No need to rush they are already collaborating with another carbon company. The molds appear to be ready and the new bar should be identical in performance. Just a supplier change really.
I know the brake nerds are already thinking this so here i'll post it. Lewis really are Hopeless. inb4 "oH tHeRe ArE oNLY sO mAnY wAyS yOu...
I know the brake nerds are already thinking this so here i'll post it. Lewis really are Hopeless.
inb4 "oH tHeRe ArE oNLY sO mAnY wAyS yOu CaN wRiTe a 4" 🙈
I didn’t know what you were trying to show in the photos until I scrolled further down and you said 4, but even that is designed differently. The bottom and right ends are square on the Lewis and the cut throughs are in different locations.
I didn’t know what you were trying to show in the photos until I scrolled further down and you said 4, but even that is designed...
I didn’t know what you were trying to show in the photos until I scrolled further down and you said 4, but even that is designed differently. The bottom and right ends are square on the Lewis and the cut throughs are in different locations.
same ! I think I spent 20sec trying to see the similarities and failed to see anything. Then I read the caption, tinfoil hat much? 🙄
If you think this is crazy, wait till you see all the vertical shock crab bikes.
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which is completely different is kind of funny. When are we gonna start talking about what color crayons taste best cause i feel like we are getting pretty close?
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which...
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which is completely different is kind of funny. When are we gonna start talking about what color crayons taste best cause i feel like we are getting pretty close?
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which...
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which is completely different is kind of funny. When are we gonna start talking about what color crayons taste best cause i feel like we are getting pretty close?
Just going to leave this here...Rocky Mountain Bicycles is using the FSA system on the carbon Altitude and Instincts, and our own designed (FSA made) ZS56|66...
Just going to leave this here...Rocky Mountain Bicycles is using the FSA system on the carbon Altitude and Instincts, and our own designed (FSA made) ZS56|66 round headsets for the alloy models. 10mm of reach adjust possible. The headset guts are just standard components: bearings, races, top caps, etc.
I hate being that guy... but my experience with zs56|zs66 headset standards on my transition relay has been horrible. The FSA 55r headset that came in...
I hate being that guy... but my experience with zs56|zs66 headset standards on my transition relay has been horrible. The FSA 55r headset that came in the bike is bar none, the worst headset I have dealt with since my days dealing with threaded headsets. Both crown races are terrible designs and are a constant source for noise. The lower split race is a terrible idea, it lets dirt get under it, which causes creaking between the crown race and the crown. The upper race has some terrible tolerances and is both hard to get onto the steer tube and somehow also difficult to remove. Like a dummy... I just figured I got a bad sample of my first FSA 55r and bought another one... both sucked and are now in the trash.
What makes matters worse... is that there are 4 headsets available industry wide for this standard. FSA 55r, a nukeproof one with a built in knock block, an acros pile of garbage and a works components 5mm reach adjust. I ended up buying a 5mm reach adjust works headset (even though I am not interested in altering the reach of my xl frame) so I could finally ditch the fsa disaster.
/end rant (sorta)... When I got this bike, I was stoked because for years I've been ranting about why we still have integrated headsets not that we've woken up and realized that we need more stack across nearly all sizes. It seems like being able to put an angle adjust headset is a value add for end users and at least a start, would be for all brands to go to press in headsets. Bonus points for just selling the bike with an angle adjust, and reach adjust headset design from the factory. It also feels like the overall cost of adding this to the design would easily be made back up by the extra sales you would grab because now you have less people that are in between sizes and are turned off by your particular take for sizing. I know for me at 6'2", I do like a reach number between 485-500. I like 485ish on my trail and XC bikes where I do more seated pedaling/turning, I like 490-500 on my mullet enduro bikes and I like around a 490 on my ebikes. But now the industry is pushing XLs larger, in the 500-505 range, and I struggle to feel at home on a 470.
I digress... I thought this zs56/zs66 standard on the relay was going to be rad and answering a rant that I have had for years... I never once stopped to do some research and think through headset availability. I guess I would have still bought the bike... but now that I know that there basically are only trash headsets for this standard... I'm pretty pissed/annoyed.
Just buy a zs56 upper and lower cane creek hellbender 70…
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which...
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which is completely different is kind of funny. When are we gonna start talking about what color crayons taste best cause i feel like we are getting pretty close?
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly...
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly go wrong?" More gears = thinner cogs & narrower chain = even faster wear, especially given Shimano's use of lighter weight but less durable metals on the XTR range.
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?
They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've put thousands of miles on these and don't find they wear differently than any other cassette.
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly...
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly go wrong?" More gears = thinner cogs & narrower chain = even faster wear, especially given Shimano's use of lighter weight but less durable metals on the XTR range.
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've...
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?
They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've put thousands of miles on these and don't find they wear differently than any other cassette.
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly...
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly go wrong?" More gears = thinner cogs & narrower chain = even faster wear, especially given Shimano's use of lighter weight but less durable metals on the XTR range.
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've...
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?
They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've put thousands of miles on these and don't find they wear differently than any other cassette.
It was a couple years back. They didn't creak, but the ramp teeth had worn down to nubs and shift quality had deteriorated dramatically. The drivetrain was setup by a shop, so theoretically it was installed correctly. Shimano warrantied both of them then I sold the system to go bleep bloop.
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly...
Given my experience with 2 XTR 12-speed cassettes wearing out in <200 miles each, my immediate reaction to that rumor was a sarcastic, "What could possibly go wrong?" More gears = thinner cogs & narrower chain = even faster wear, especially given Shimano's use of lighter weight but less durable metals on the XTR range.
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the...
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel 41. I run the 10-45s, I don't need a 51 in Chicago. The 10t cogs wear fast and start skipping in the high hundres of miles, teeth of the 41 would start to disappear north of 1000, and the whole thing would be poor shifting mess by 12-1500 hundred. XTR chains went at the same rate.
Shimano 12s needs a gen 2, and I'm not worried about the future of DI2. My Shimano 12s journey has been rough.. chain and cassette wear, warranty shifters, warranty chainrings, a couple chains grenading at very low miles, soft XT derailleur cages.. Linkglide, GRX and everything pre-12 was always great for me, and I was definitely Shimano leaning in the great big S debate, but not married to them by any means.
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the...
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel...
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel 41. I run the 10-45s, I don't need a 51 in Chicago. The 10t cogs wear fast and start skipping in the high hundres of miles, teeth of the 41 would start to disappear north of 1000, and the whole thing would be poor shifting mess by 12-1500 hundred. XTR chains went at the same rate.
Shimano 12s needs a gen 2, and I'm not worried about the future of DI2. My Shimano 12s journey has been rough.. chain and cassette wear, warranty shifters, warranty chainrings, a couple chains grenading at very low miles, soft XT derailleur cages.. Linkglide, GRX and everything pre-12 was always great for me, and I was definitely Shimano leaning in the great big S debate, but not married to them by any means.
I've seen e-bikes eat Shimano 12sp drivetrains in circa 500 miles .The 10 and 12t get hammered while the top 5 sprockets are untouched. They just rode everywhere at 30rpm.
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the...
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel...
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel 41. I run the 10-45s, I don't need a 51 in Chicago. The 10t cogs wear fast and start skipping in the high hundres of miles, teeth of the 41 would start to disappear north of 1000, and the whole thing would be poor shifting mess by 12-1500 hundred. XTR chains went at the same rate.
Shimano 12s needs a gen 2, and I'm not worried about the future of DI2. My Shimano 12s journey has been rough.. chain and cassette wear, warranty shifters, warranty chainrings, a couple chains grenading at very low miles, soft XT derailleur cages.. Linkglide, GRX and everything pre-12 was always great for me, and I was definitely Shimano leaning in the great big S debate, but not married to them by any means.
I've seen e-bikes eat Shimano 12sp drivetrains in circa 500 miles .The 10 and 12t get hammered while the top 5 sprockets are untouched. They just...
I've seen e-bikes eat Shimano 12sp drivetrains in circa 500 miles .The 10 and 12t get hammered while the top 5 sprockets are untouched. They just rode everywhere at 30rpm.
Run the cassette/chain combo on the enduro bike for a while and wear out the easiest two gears climbing up fire roads, swap the combo onto the ebike and burn out the other bit at 30 km/hr. Perfect!
That's the Linear XL air can that's been out for a while.
I know there is a 2 year exclusivity for specialized and fox for the genie. I just can’t remember what they said happens after that. It could be that speci will loop rockshox in at that point, so we could theoretically be seeing or will see a rockshox genie either being tested or going to market. Again, I can’t remember how the speci/fox genie exclusivity thing works
I know there is a 2 year exclusivity for specialized and fox for the genie. I just can’t remember what they said happens after that. It...
I know there is a 2 year exclusivity for specialized and fox for the genie. I just can’t remember what they said happens after that. It could be that speci will loop rockshox in at that point, so we could theoretically be seeing or will see a rockshox genie either being tested or going to market. Again, I can’t remember how the speci/fox genie exclusivity thing works
Ok, but the pictured shock is the 2025 linear XL air can as AndehM mentioned. If Rockshox Genie is a thing, this ain't it.
Edit: I think it's funny that RS released this air can which increases air volume and makes the shock generally more linear. HOWEVER, you can fit way more progression tokens into this can than the last one so if you'd like, you can install this can and tune it to feel exactly the same as the old one.
How on earth did you get a frame ordered, I've been checking their site daily for a size M and called all the dealers within 500 miles of me
So then what are we complaining about?
I just got local store to order me a large(6ft)
I changed out a couple of things on my test bike, 50lb heavier spring than they recommend and that made the bike even better & went for a 5mm longer stem just to balance my Personal riding style a little - wasnt a fan of the ZEB, I just dont get along with ZEB's anyway so used my factory 38 with std and then my tuned G2 damper.
I mostly ran it in full 29, middle headset and High BB.
Dare I say this but... Maybe one of the best Alloy Enduro spec bikes i've ridden in the last few years.(The merida one sixty IMO is probably the best performing overal)
Team Robot looking good in the launch video!
Want
Did someone say there is a bar and stem combo similar to Da Package from We Are One?
77designz from Germany (same people behind Kavenz bikes) They collaborated with WR1 to produce that sleeved bar for their one piece stem. WR1 then sold it as a debranded product while 77 sold it with their logo on it. There a PB article from 2019 on this too and the owner confirms in the comments that both products are identical.
https://youtu.be/oncvK_zgMlo?si=lHjgTRTCstwYGwwG
Get the 77designz one while supplies last!
LHP S4 Brakes teaser from Lewis:
https://www.instagram.com/lewisbike_official/reel/DBkqpKvR-5t/
https://www.lewisbike.com/disc-brakes-lhp-u4.html
No need to rush they are already collaborating with another carbon company. The molds appear to be ready and the new bar should be identical in performance. Just a supplier change really.
I know the brake nerds are already thinking this so here i'll post it. Lewis really are Hopeless.
inb4 "oH tHeRe ArE oNLY sO mAnY wAyS yOu CaN wRiTe a 4" 🙈
I didn’t know what you were trying to show in the photos until I scrolled further down and you said 4, but even that is designed differently. The bottom and right ends are square on the Lewis and the cut throughs are in different locations.
same ! I think I spent 20sec trying to see the similarities and failed to see anything. Then I read the caption, tinfoil hat much? 🙄
If you think this is crazy, wait till you see all the vertical shock crab bikes.
The focus of this being the way they wrote the number 4 which is still a bit different and not focused on the caliper itself which is completely different is kind of funny. When are we gonna start talking about what color crayons taste best cause i feel like we are getting pretty close?
Duh....orange totes obvs. Much tangy.
They go perfect with my fox fork too. Best trail snack
Just buy a zs56 upper and lower cane creek hellbender 70…
Lewis is using the same black colour!
Are these "worn out in less than 200 miles" XTR cassettes in the room with us right now?
They can creak, especially he earliest ones, but I've put thousands of miles on these and don't find they wear differently than any other cassette.
Seriously. I calculated between 3,500 and 4,000 miles on an XTR cassette - it moved across a few bikes so I had to total up the miles on it. The wear life on them is extremely long.
If the rivets are loose causing creaking, Shimano will warranty them. Remember, three years on XTR stuff!
It was a couple years back. They didn't creak, but the ramp teeth had worn down to nubs and shift quality had deteriorated dramatically. The drivetrain was setup by a shop, so theoretically it was installed correctly. Shimano warrantied both of them then I sold the system to go bleep bloop.
Maybe I should have sprung for XTR... After breaking teeth off a few XT cassettes on the 41t, I started buying SLX to get a steel 41. I run the 10-45s, I don't need a 51 in Chicago. The 10t cogs wear fast and start skipping in the high hundres of miles, teeth of the 41 would start to disappear north of 1000, and the whole thing would be poor shifting mess by 12-1500 hundred. XTR chains went at the same rate.
Shimano 12s needs a gen 2, and I'm not worried about the future of DI2. My Shimano 12s journey has been rough.. chain and cassette wear, warranty shifters, warranty chainrings, a couple chains grenading at very low miles, soft XT derailleur cages.. Linkglide, GRX and everything pre-12 was always great for me, and I was definitely Shimano leaning in the great big S debate, but not married to them by any means.
I've seen e-bikes eat Shimano 12sp drivetrains in circa 500 miles .The 10 and 12t get hammered while the top 5 sprockets are untouched. They just rode everywhere at 30rpm.
Run the cassette/chain combo on the enduro bike for a while and wear out the easiest two gears climbing up fire roads, swap the combo onto the ebike and burn out the other bit at 30 km/hr. Perfect!
This could just be a super deluxe with different air can but does look similiar to fox genie shape
That's the Linear XL air can that's been out for a while.
I know there is a 2 year exclusivity for specialized and fox for the genie. I just can’t remember what they said happens after that. It could be that speci will loop rockshox in at that point, so we could theoretically be seeing or will see a rockshox genie either being tested or going to market. Again, I can’t remember how the speci/fox genie exclusivity thing works
Ok, but the pictured shock is the 2025 linear XL air can as AndehM mentioned. If Rockshox Genie is a thing, this ain't it.
Edit: I think it's funny that RS released this air can which increases air volume and makes the shock generally more linear. HOWEVER, you can fit way more progression tokens into this can than the last one so if you'd like, you can install this can and tune it to feel exactly the same as the old one.
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